Tripleskate Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Alright, I consider myself pretty knowledgeable about tires, considering how many sets I have burned through with autocrosses, and track days, etc., but this one is new to me. Are my tires dry-rotting? Backstory: My car is a 2010, and I am the second owner. The previous owner, from what I have been able to gather was an older person who had it as a very low-mile lease. I bought the car two months ago (2/13) with 12,000 miles on the odometer exactly. The tires are the original equipment Bridgestone RFT summer tires, and look to still have quite a good amount of tread on them, which makes me think it was his/her second car, or sunday driver. It could have experienced quite a lot of garage/sitting time with the previous owner. I have put just over 2000 miles, and one AutoX on the car since, and for the first time today, I took a look under the car just to check things out, and I noticed, one that my car may need a slight alignment change (toe), and that BOTH of the my front tires have what I first thought to be dry rot. It's only the fronts, and the sidewalls look fine. My guess is that the low miles, and age (sitting) may be factors here. The insides of the treadblocks on the front tires all look like this. Help me out here guys, are these tires dry-rotting/unsafe? http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k10/tripleskate/IMG_2533_zps32070b05.jpg Edit: Tire build date listed as "2309", which pegs it as a June 2009 tire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky31186 Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Sitting kills tires Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Your tires are probably about 4 years old, lots of sitting, that'll happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 4+ years old and 12k miles = Ouch. You need new tires anyway...here is your excuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripleskate Posted April 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 4+ years old and 12k miles = Ouch. You need new tires anyway...here is your excuse. Yeah, that's what I was thinking. If I get something like the new ZII or the like, I'm coming after the Beetle. :fuckyeah: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 How about you try to beat me first... TEE HEE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripleskate Posted April 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 How about you try to beat me first... TEE HEE I'll beat you while I'm on the way to beating his times. :lolguy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Should be fun, hope we get to a lot of the same events! Lots of friends in this last one, perfect event to be my first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Would I classify them as unsafe? No not really, would I waste any time using them up? NO! I agree thats not the best, and sitting kills tires, but I would burn them up berfore getting some new ones. It's pretty much industry standard to not keep tires in use past 7 years. Rubber dries out, its just the nature of the beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Yeah, that's what I was thinking. If I get something like the new ZII or the like, I'm coming after the Beetle. :fuckyeah: BRING IT ON. Going 275 square or bust. Come at me brotato. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripleskate Posted April 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 BRING IT ON. Going 275 square or bust. Come at me brotato. Jesus. On the stock wheels, I'm capped at a 225/255 street tire setup. You should have no problems beating up a slow stock BMW. :gabe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Jesus. On the stock wheels, I'm capped at a 225/255 street tire setup. You should have no problems beating up a slow stock BMW. :gabe: Factory 19x9 BRUH DRIVER SKILL LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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